The official Tapatalk app for Windows phone got updated yesterday to version 1.0.2.10. The app, which centralizes communications to various online communities, was released back in June for Windows Phone 7 and 8, and saw a fair share of connection issues to different sites. This latest patch resolves many of those issues, as well as some other minor bug fixes.

Windows Phone Central has also confirmed that, barring any major problems after testing the newest version, Tapatalk will see a reduction from its regular price of $2.99 to free soon. There is no concrete timetable for the planned price drop, as it is contingent on the conclusion of testing.

Exactly. I don't mind paying $3 to just support the development and that was why I did it. There are still a lot of issues with the WP8 version of tapatalk compared to iOS and Android versions though but this is atleast a start.
If this app saves me 15 minutes in browsing a forum, it has more than paid for itself. I would still want to see all bugs get fixed though!
I bought the MetroTube and MetroTalk for exactly the same reasons although they both have a unlimited trial version with all features in the free version as well. A couple of dollars is not much for something that you actually want.

I'm not sure I understand their pricing strategy. They're charging people $3 essentially for beta testing, and then those who didn't have to suffer through the testing phases get it for free? Doesn't it make more sense to make the testing phase free and then charge for the final app? It doesn't affect me either way because the app doesn't really interest me, but it seems strange.

I guess that makes sense. I feel like early adopters should be rewarded with a free app, and the late comers can help recoup the costs. I suppose I understand wanting to make the end product free for the general public though.